Chapter 45: Break the Spell

Hallie was excited to talk to Suzu about her favorite anime shows, and they had more general things in common too, like having older sisters.

“You should come to our Japanese culture club,” Suzu said. “We meet every week and have dinners, outdoor walks, lots of other fun stuff.”

“Thanks,” Hallie said. “That sounds awesome.”

She wondered if she could fit in here after all. The big city seemed less intimidating now. Maybe growing up in Terry’s shadow, always being told by her sister that she was a loser, she had lacked the confidence to meet people outside of her closest circle, but Hallie decided to take more risks from now on.

The evening went by quickly, and almost as a side note, she noticed that they had fulfilled their mission. Arnold gave them some contacts of important business people in the city and promised to introduce the company to some big clientele.